Bob, Alan, Mike, with much assistance from Andrew, Loshie, Anthon, Harrison, John, Kreti, Frank, Isaya, Nasib, and many more
Later, we stopped for a box lunch and Alan and I climbed to top of rock mound for a wonderful view as we ate. Came back down to a grocery store and a torrential rain hit. Harrison and Mike picked us up at the front of the grocery store. As shown below, we saw many, many animals as we drove through Serengeti.
Alan and Mike |
Lions About To Get Off Rock |
Zebra Migration Is In Progress |
Day 15 [Fri]: 3/8/2013, Serengeti Safari
Early in the morning, before there was light, Alan and I get up and leave our tents. In the darkness, just a few feet from the path, we see the reflection of 2 pairs of eyes, but cannot tell what is there. Turns out later that we were very close to two buffalo, which can be quite dangerous. When there was light, and after they had moved off a bit, I took this video
Warthogs |
Yellow-Necked Spurfowl |
Lilac-breasted Roller |
Elephants |
Lunch with Harrison and Mike |
Lion Filled Sausage Tree. Video of lion falling out of sausage tree. |
Just before the fall |
Impalas |
Nearby Giraffe |
Hippos |
A leopard sits in a tree. Above the leopard is its kill. Not visible, but below the leopard, is its cub |
Olive Baboons |
Dining tent at Serengeti camp, Alan sitting |
Personal Tents |
Day 16 [Sat]: 3/9/2013, End of Serengeti Safari, Start of Trip Home
Harrison continued guiding us through Serengeti in the morning, heading toward an 11 AM flight from Serengeti to Arusha. In Arusha we would make one last trip to the Maasai Market, visiting Mt. Meru Curio & Craft Market once more to buy more souveniers. Then we spent the afternoon at the Kia Lodge, preparing for the flight back to Amsterdam and the US.
Giraffe |
African Hoopoe |
White-browed Coucal |
Black-headed Heron |
Back of crocodile |
Our plane from Serengeti to Arusha |
Alan got to sit in the co-pilot seat |
There was one hassle at the very end. At the security check in to the boarding gate, where they run your carry-on through the machine, I handed the security agent my passport. Then Alan handed over his passport. The people in front of us moved through the security scanner. The security agent handed Alan back his passport and said it was too early for him to enter the boarding area. I asked for my passport. The agent did not have it and stated I had not given it to him. Alan confirmed my statement that I had indeed given it over. After a bit of fuss on the other side of the gate, a lady passenger was found to have been given my passport. So I got it back. But now she did not have one. I believe it all got worked out in the end.
KLM is waiting to take us home! |
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